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TIL The human genome consists of DNA representing 800 MB of data. The parts that differentiate one person from another can be compressed to 4 MB.

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Py9e TIL Vikings used the bones of slain animals when smithing new weapons believing this would enchant the weapon with the animals spirit. This actually made the weapons stronger because the carbon in the bones coupled with the iron made a primitive version of steel.
yxEM TIL a black hole 12 billion light years away holds at least 140 trillion times the water in all of Earth’s oceans combined, making it the largest known reservoir of water
jvBE TIL the last time a black man was lynched by the KKK was in 1981, and the police officers first on scene first presumed it was a drug deal gone wrong.
OyXX TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was once pelted by an egg at a political rally, in response Arnold said “This guy owes me bacon now … you can’t have egg without bacon”.
Vw1k TIL Laws against child labour were introduced in Prussia to improve the health of army recruits.